Stroller blanket



NOV. 26, 1968 T, DENFELD 3,412,410

STROLLER BLANKET Filed April 12, 1967 INVENT OR United States Patent3,412,410 STROLLER BLANKET Traudl M. Denfeld, 97 Whitman Ave., IslipManor, N.Y. 11751 Filed Apr. 12, 1967, Ser. No. 630,314 1 Claim. (Cl.343) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A blanket for an infant when placed in astroller, comprising a panel having securing means around three edgesthereof so that the panel may be folded over to form a bag, a slidefastener extending from the center of the fourth edge when the panel isfolded to form the bag, the slide fastener extending a short distance soas to allow selectively the opening up thereof to form a pair of flaps.

This invention relates generally to blankets or quilts for infants.

A principal object of the present invention is to provide an improvedstroller blanket which may be selectively used either as a singularpanel to wrap around a child or which may be selectively formed into abag so as to receive the child thereinto.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a stroller blanketof generally square configuration and having three edges thereof withsecuring means so that the panel may be folded over to form a bag.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a strollerblanket wherein the front side of the bag may be selectively opened orclosed to provide greater comfort to the infant.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide astnollerblanket having a pocket on the rear side of the bag for purposeof receiving a pillow under the childs head.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a strollerblanket design which would be readly adaptable in the construction of aquilt for an infant.

These and other objects will become apparent from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing wherein a satisfactory embodiment of the invention is notlimited to the details disclosed, but includes all such variations andmodifications as fall within the spirit of the invention and the scopeof the appended claims.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a strollerblanket which is inexpensive to manufacture, simple in design, rugged inconstrluction, easy to use and efiicient in operation.

In the drawing:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a stroller blanket prior to being foldedover;

FIGURE 2 is a front view thereof folded over to form a bag; and

FIGURE 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 33 of FIGURE 2.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral representsa stroller blanket, according to the present invention wherein there isa generally square panel of blanket material 11 provided with edges 12,13, 14, and

15. A slide fastener member 16 is secured along the entire length ofedge 13 and across one-half of the lower edge 15. Another slide fastenermember 17 is secured along the entire edge 14 of the blanket and acrossthe remaining one-half of the lower edge 15. Thus selectively the panel11 may be readily converted from a single thickness blanket to a blanketbag 18 illustrated in FIGURE 2 of the drawing. In such case the slidefastener elements 16 and 17 are enjoined together by means of the slide19.

When the stroller blanket is in the bag formation shown in FIGURE 2, itcontains a pocket 20 into which a child 21 may be inserted. Upon thefront side of the bag there is a slide fastener assembly 22 extendingfrom the upper edge 12 for a relatively short distance, and which willpermit that the front side of the bag may be partly opened so as toall-ow greater comfort to the infant. When the slide fastener assembly22 is unfastened it will form two flaps 23 which will fold downward asshown in FIGURE 2.

Upon the rear side of the rear of the bag, there is a pocket 24 formedby an extra piece of material 25 sewn at its edges 26 to the blanket,the pocket being adaptable for receiving a pillow for supporting thechilds head.

In operative use the child may be laid upon the opened out blanket,after which the blanket may be folded over and zipped to form the bag,or if preferred, the child may be inserted thereinto after the bag isformed.

It is to be understood that this design is equally applicable to a quiltconstruction as well as to a blanket, if so preferred by a manufacturer.It is to be further understood the blanket may be made with an outerlayer of water-repellent material if so preferred, so that the same maybe used in Windy or rainy weather.

It is to be further noted that if preferred, the pocket on the blanketmay be used for being slipped over the back rest of a stroller and thusprevent the bag from slipping. It is to be further understood that thisinvention may be made with use of snap fasteners, buttons or laceinstead of use of slide fasteners, if so preferred. Furthermore, thedevice may be stitched into a finished bag thereby eliminating thenecessity of fastening and unfastening the edges.

While various changes may be made in the detailed construction, it isunderstood that such changes will be within the spirit and scope of thepresent invention as is defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a stroller blanket, the combination of a blanket panel, said panelbeing of generally square configuration having parallel opposite edges,said panel having self contained means along three of its edges forsecurement together so to form a bag, said bag on its rear side having apocket, said bag upon its front side having a length of slide fastenerfor selectively forming a pair of flaps adjacent the opening of said bagfor purpose of providing comfort to an infant contained therewithin,said blanket panel being provided with a slide fastener member on oneentire side edge and a half portion of a lower edge of said blanketpanel, and a separate slide fastener member along an opposite side edgeand the entire length of the remaining one half of said bottom edge,said slide fastener members being engageable together by a singularslide fastener slide so to form said bag, said slide fastener assemblyon the front side of said bag being centrally positioned and extendingapproximately one-third the 3 4 length of the bag, said blanket panelbeing provided with References Cited an outenlayer of water repellentmaterial so to permit UNITED STATES PATENTS use in wind or rain, andsaid pocket on the rear side of said bag comprising a rectangular panelsecured at its 2,707,988 5/ 1955 Sl 1aub et 5343 XR opposite side edgesby stitching, the opposite edges form- 5 21711546 6/1955 Llcht 5*343 XRing alternate openings into said pocket, and one of the latter saidedges of said panel being adjacent the upper BOBBY Prlmary Examme" edgeof said blanket panel. A. M. CALVERT, Assistant Examiner.

